Finally! The only conclusion I can come up with is that the “law of attraction” is a lie.

It’s not a lie in a sense that it doesn’t work, but it’s a myth in the sense that it works in the exact opposite way everyone tells us.

Just think for a minute. If the law of attraction worked just like they said, then every person who practiced it would be a billionaire, yet only 1% of the population are billionaires. What we are being told about the law of attraction is a farce perpetuated by groups to “make sure” we don’t prosper, or also told to us by people who can’t let it go.

I have thousands upon thousands upon thousands of manifestations that prove that, “Like doesn’t attract like,” just like magnets “positive attracts negative.” I have zero manifestations that prove, “Like attracts like.” Zero. But, hundreds of thousands of magical, moments that prove the exact opposite of what we know about the law of attraction to be true.

I’m just now realizing this, so I haven’t pieced it all together but I’ve found that time, and again I can manifest precisely the opposite of what I want. It doesn’t matter what mood I’m in things tend to happen more when I’m negative. When I’m negative, and I’m convinced something terrible will happen or something I don’t want to happen will happen, the opposite magically happens.

It has nothing to do with how we word thoughts (Don’t fall for that scam where people tell you, “You’re wording your thoughts wrong. The universe doesn’t understand the words “no” or “not” or “don’t”). I can make absolutely anything I want to happen as long as I don’t want it to. Congruently, I can make the opposite of things I want to happen, without fail. But anytime I’m dumb and try to listen to all these “laws of attraction” nuts, nothing positive ever comes from being positive, I find the more positive I am, the worse things get.

Example #798,889. I hate the dentist; I fear the dentist, its probably one of my biggest fears. Every time I go in I think the worst. This is going to go wrong, or that’s going to be painful, and every time, opposite of what I was thinking.

Example #65,009. I hate flying. Every time I fly, I’m scared to death. I clutch things, I flip out at any noise, I close my eyes, and I sweat. It’s always a perfect flight. Around the same time as the dentist thing (i was going through some stuff apparently) I decided I’m not going to be afraid of flying, I’m going to love it, I enjoy flying. Nothing has ever gone wrong. What happened? You guessed it. Engine trouble, massive turbulence, emergency landing, and lost luggage. Absolute fear.

Example #376,009. We have work events, meetings and at those meetings, they give away prizes. Cool who doesn’t like prizes? Except I hate being the center of attention, and each time they announce a winner you have to get up in front of everyone and say a bunch of dumb stuff about why you like your job. Anyway, I want nothing but to lose. My armpits are sweating, my hair looks terrible, the girl I like is there. She’s going to see all this. Do not call my name. Call anyone but me. Low and behold I win the prize every damn time. People started to think I’m rigging the events. I’ve even given back prizes because I win too much. A few years go by of winning, whenever all I want is to lose. I decide I’ve got my anxiety under check; I’m not sweating, I’ve lost weight, I look good. I’m happy to win plus I like the prize this year. As soon as I picture myself winning and wanting to win I haven’t won since. 11 times in a row, I’d win when I didn’t want to, seven more times in a row of not winning when I did.

I have thousands of these and could go on and on, but you get my drift. The law of attraction works the exact opposite of how people say it works. The unfortunate part is you have to wholeheartedly not want to happen what will happen, with a passion. If you don’t want something with a passion, it’s horrible to get it no matter what it is. I wish there were a way to trick it and “say” you don’t want something you do want but it doesn’t work like that. It’s based on emotions and not actual thoughts. You can think you want a million dollars all you want; it’ll never happen. Or think you “don’t” want it, and still, it won’t happen. But if you ultimately do not want a million dollars, you’ll more than likely get it. For example, and a bad analogy here; Your wife says if you ever became a millionaire she will leave you, and 100% means it. Then you may actually not want to be a millionaire, ever, but you would attract the million dollars.

There must be a way to take advantage of all of this, seeing as people do it all the time, yet don’t share any insight other than “hard work” which is total garbage. Sometimes it might be true but seeing as the “law of attraction” happens so easily (in reverse) why bother working so hard when you can merely manipulate this ridiculous backward law.

There is a law of attraction; I can say that with 100% certainty. It’s just the opposite of how it should work.

Here is another good example, it just happened.

I’ve been at the same job for 15 years. We have layoffs twice a year, and every time I think, I’m done for. I have an easy job, and they’re going to find out I’m not needed. Each layoff period I worry, and I stress and think “I’m gone.” I tell my friends “layoffs again; I’m pretty sure I won’t make it through this one.” 18 times in a row I’ve done this. I’ve thought negatively and thought I was gone, and each time I would keep my job somehow.

The other day we went through round 19. I think, well, I’ve been through 18 of these, and I’m always okay. There is no way they will let me go this time. The first and only time I’ve thought this way or thought positively about layoffs, and yep. I was laid off.

On a popular TV show a guy named George thought he was in the same situation and started doing the opposite of what he thought he should do and it worked out for him.

If you want to prove this theory, Google Skydiving instruction schools and sign up for a jump, probably less than three hundred bucks. Since you are fearful of flying and this is precisely the opposite of what you would do this would probably be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life.

Instead of worrying about a promotion, start looking for a job that would be more rewarding with benefits of travel or being a public servant like policeman or fireman, a job with more challenges or risk and adventure.

Twenty years ago I was watching reruns on tv of Gunsmoke and decided I needed to move to the beach. So I sold my mobile home and moved to the beach and found employment, a driving job but could not find a place to stay. A requirement to transfer my CDL to the state because I had a dog with me. I failed Miserably and went back to where I was staying and went back to my job I had given up as a state employee. I went back to a temp where I worked until I retired a few years later.

Doing the opposite of what I would have usually done was a success because I dared to give it a try. I don’t know if it works every time. Good luck.

Hi jm5150, hope you are well. I have had an interest in the law of attraction for a few years now and can tell you that I agree with you. I wouldn’t call it lying, but like yourself, I get the opposite. My life is easy to work out; it’s all the things I don’t want. The opposite of what I do want.

What we need is new solutions to the problem. What would help is if we all had a hat on our head with two lights on the hat. One red light and one green light. Think what you do and if the red light glows you are wrong and if the green light glows, what you desire is a day away or sooner. How easy would that be for everyone?

The reason why it works oppositely is that you have cleared a path. The more you push, the more you block the path. By saying I don’t want it, changes the vibrations, clears the path and it’s on it’s way to you.

I also believe there is a hidden force at work that we have yet to understand and like the law of attraction decides if we get what we want or not.

I had to stop what I was doing and reply and say that I agree with you 100%! I have read books upon books and blogs about the Law of Attraction, trying to figure it all out. The reason is that the opposite was happening to you.

I too have examples of this. The one that stands out first was back in 2000. We had just found a new restaurant that served a fantastic brunch; I mean amazing! We decided to go every year (it was about an hour away from home). January the following year the place burned down beyond repair. It was a historic building too, all gone.

Maybe not a big deal, but the following year we found a very nice Japanese restaurant and decided to make it our ‘go to’ place. That didn’t happen either. The place went out of business before we made a second trip.

Need more, okay.

Every year we get a tax refund. Sounds good, right? Nope, because for the last six years there has been an unexpected expense that came within a month of us getting a refund! Investing it was always our goal but it has yet to happen.

Now you know why I had to stop and agree with you! It’s almost laughable, almost!

There is no Law of Attraction, at least not for some people, more along the lines of Opposite Attraction.

Sorry about your layoff. I got laid off in 2016 after 17 years, also under strange circumstances.

Listen. The adage, be careful what you wish for because you will surely get it. If you are getting your manifestations the wrong way round, you are still getting them.

I am the oldest (probably) cynic on the planet. But I know while I’ve wasted most opportunities I’ve been given, every single thing I could ever have wanted I had. People like me don’t get the life I’ve had! It’s all about the letting go. It’s all about believing it’s yours. It’s all about the sheer love of it all. Wanting it is ok. It’s not ok to screw the life out of everyone to get it. And to be consumed with jealousy or bitterness is not ok.

I have every vice known to man. But I don’t know what avarice feels like. I don’t want to be anyone but me. And while I’ve had my backside kicked more than once, (instant karma) it is fantastic. Ask for it, picture it and then blast the life out of having fun. It’ll come along!

True, whatever it is that’s in your mind, you’ll get it. Thus being negative has brought me countless situations that I try to avoid. But on the contrary, when I’m pleased with myself and my life, I’ve been like a powerful magnet that attracts everything I want.

I won the lottery a few times based on seeing signs about when to play. How? Because this was all at the forefront of my mind. My lucky number, my grandmom’s spirit living on and guiding me, finding and falling in love. I made it all happen. But I do have the extreme opposite experience sometimes and don’t know how to stop being negative and attracting what I don’t want.

Most of my life has been the latter. I think it is real, but not like what that book The Secret says. Visualizing checks in the mail, that’s ridiculous to me. Although I did get cash in the mail out of nowhere recently so that was nice. Only $21 though. Still, interesting.